<p>Twenty-one people were charred to death and 13 others sustained burn injuries when the private bus they were travelling in fell into a nullah and caught fire on Monday.</p>.<p>The accident took place near Pandav fall, close to Panna Tiger Reserve, nearly 14 km from the district headquarters.</p>.<p>“We have pulled out 21 charred bodies from the bus which was on its way to Satna district from Chhatarpur district,” Superintendent of Police I P Arjaria said over phone from the accident spot.<br /><br />The injured persons were rushed to a hospital.</p>.<p>Arjaria said the diesel tank of the bus exploded after it skidded off a bridge and fell 15 feet down into a nullah. The resultant fire gutted the vehicle completely.</p>.<p>Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced financial help of Rs 2 lakh each to the kin of the deceased and Rs 50,000 and Rs 25,000 to the seriously injured and the injured victims, respectively.</p>.<p> He also ordered a magisterial inquiry into the incident.</p>
<p>Twenty-one people were charred to death and 13 others sustained burn injuries when the private bus they were travelling in fell into a nullah and caught fire on Monday.</p>.<p>The accident took place near Pandav fall, close to Panna Tiger Reserve, nearly 14 km from the district headquarters.</p>.<p>“We have pulled out 21 charred bodies from the bus which was on its way to Satna district from Chhatarpur district,” Superintendent of Police I P Arjaria said over phone from the accident spot.<br /><br />The injured persons were rushed to a hospital.</p>.<p>Arjaria said the diesel tank of the bus exploded after it skidded off a bridge and fell 15 feet down into a nullah. The resultant fire gutted the vehicle completely.</p>.<p>Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced financial help of Rs 2 lakh each to the kin of the deceased and Rs 50,000 and Rs 25,000 to the seriously injured and the injured victims, respectively.</p>.<p> He also ordered a magisterial inquiry into the incident.</p>
